Benicio Del Toro and Tim Robbins have done better things. Having won two Oscars between them and been nominated for two more, this screenplay is light weight for them. The treatment seems to be perpetually caught between Mash and Hurt Locker with nods to Catch 22 and Shake Hands with the Devil. The result is
It is entirely possible that writer/directors Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhart and Thomas Tode (Martin Reinhart also credited as writer) did not know what they were getting into when they embarked upon this archival journey into the technical advances that have become life. This collection of hundreds, if not thousands, of film clips from Germany, America,
A deceptively simple stop-action movie that packs a fantastic punch. Although the medium will surprise many viewers, its use, combined with the presence of only three voices, focuses the viewer on the message. The exaggerated mechanical motion of the stop action accentuates the stultified gear train that Stone goes through during most of the twenty
Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Tudors TV series) does most of the heavy lifting as Sara. In the opening scenes Sara’s sister Jess is having a tough time in a remote area of Japan’s forest at the base of Mt. Fuji. This is not hard to believe since the forest has been nicknamed the
Baron Munchausen meets Liver Eating Johnson in this silly but entertaining sage of survival and revenge. Following up his Oscar powerhouse “Birdman” with this rough and ready thriller seems like a non sequitur for director Alejandro Iñárritu. The film has been in the works for about fifteen years and the project had already burned through
In the tradition of end-of-year rankings, here are my favorite movies over the past 12 months. They are in alphabetical order and, by total coincidence…that means my top two films are listed last. ’71 Jack O’Connell stars in the claustrophobic drama about a rookie British solider abandoned by his troops in hostile IRA territory in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Canada is Awake as Box Office Records Tumble This morning Disney announced news that came as a surprise to no one. Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the biggest opening weekend film of all time in Canada. With projected earnings of $17.1M, it beat the Canadian record for best
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD LEADS WITH 13 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 21ST ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS CAROL, THE MARTIAN, AND THE REVENANT ALSO TOP CONTENDERS WITH NINE NOMINATIONS EACH ABC, FX NETWORKS, AND HBO LEAD
Thanks to a fast pace and a gritty film style, No Escape manages to hook the audience in the opening moments and keep them on the edge of their seats. Owen Wilson and Lake Bell deliver intense performances as parents pushed to the edge to keep their children alive in a world gone insane. Directed
As the days grow shorter and darker it tends to mean only one thing; that a chubby man in a red suit will soon be cavorting through the night skies giving out yuletide cheer. But the build-up to December 25 is just as exciting, which is why we put together this list of the best